This could get kind of confusing. And drawn out. So, in order to make this as coherent as possible, we'll be doing this (and most probably some of our other entries) in question and answer format:

Q.) What's with the sig.-line? "Because you're just you, and we're just we?"
A.) The author(s) of this Soulcast journal/blog has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD).

Q.) Isn't it a little.... voyeuristic of you to mention that? In other words, why do we need to know?
A.) It sure as hell would be if this journal/blog were intended to be about us! *laughs* Actually, we're writing it more as a series of short (and some not so short) essays on being multiple in general. DID is one of those things that people are afraid of simply because of lack of or (incorrect) information. What this means for us is that we need to spend our entire lives pretending to be something we're not. No one person or *system can change that, and we've no notion otherwise. We just want to put some info. out there.

Q.) Okay, fair enough. So, who are you?
A.) None of your business. The only reason we're doing this is because soulcast is anonymous. If anyone found out, we'd be totally screwed. We will, however tell you that the body is female and that we're university-aged.

Q.) ... Okay then... Well, anyway, you're saying that DID isn't what most people think. Clearly, there isn't only one theory on all this stuff. Which ones will you be covering?
A.) In this journal/blog we'll be presenting theories that we (and other multiples we know) subscribe to. We'll also be writing about a good deal of our own. Professionals without DID can hypothesize up the wazoo about it without hitting anything remotely accurate. It's like trying to imagine being colour-blind: unless you are [colour-blind], all you can do is play make-believe with the information you've been given.

Q.) You're a wierdo! Uhm, wait, that is.... you're all weirdos... whatever. Look, you're no doctor. Tell us what the pro.s think!
A.) The generally accepted theory is that DID is caused by prolonged, and rather extreme childhood abuse. It's also been seen in those with particularly upsetting, long-term medical conditions/experiences (once again, at a very young age), and rarely, in victims of natural disasters. There have also been reports of people with absolutely perfect lives developing/having it for no reason at all. I will NOT be covering this, because most systems of this sort are perfectly functional and thus, not 'disordered'.

Q.) Fair enough. So, give us a rough sketch: what's DID actually?
A.) In brief, DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) is... uhm... well, it's a dissociative disorder for starters, not a personality disorder as its former name implied. Dissociative disorders are all problems people have that involve pulling away from their normal 'self'. In order to have DID, a person must have two or more people (other than the presenting individual) living in the same body.

Q.) That's pretty-much what we've heard.
A.) Good. Now, try this: People with DID aren't 'crazy'. They're not all serial murderers, they don't all have pre-assigned 'roles' in their systems, and no, they don't live in white padded rooms. Unless they're fetishists (even then...). *laughs* Basically, before a kid's brain develops a sense of 'self', bad things happen. Lots and lots, for a long, long time. So, in order to get through things, the brain develops not one sense of self, but many, each as unique as any person you're likely to meet on the street. This means that the kid can be hurt at school, church, lessons or at home, and lead otherwise normal-seeming lives.

Q.) But, if a kid's being hurt that badly, it's gonna show!
A.) Sure it will! The kid that's being hurt is gonna be a wreck! But, not everyone is being abused. You've got to remember: these are totally separate people!

Q.) WTF.
A.) That's not a question. =^_____^=;;;

Q.) So, okay. Multiples are many people because shit happened when they were kids and their brains got screwed up. Don't people like that get all sadistic and crazy?
A.) Uhm, yeah. I'm sure some abused kids DO have problems with sadism. Others develop PTSD. Some have random inherited mental conditions. They can even get random other dissociative disorders that aren't DID. Very, very, very rarely (we're talking an estimated 0.5-0.2% of the population), they'll have DID.

Q.) Right! So, everyone responds to things differently. Does that mean that everyone experiences DID differently, too?
A.) Whoo! Yeah! Now you've got it! YES. Everyone-- each person, each system, experiences things differently.

SIDE-NOTE: Any other multiples out there reading this, this part's for you: what we know isn't what you all know. It's not fact, but experience. You know the rest 'cause I already said it. XD; If you're doing something similar to what we are, we'd LOVE to know/link/read! Just drop us a comment! =^_____^= P.s. Anyone randomly doing this as a joke, you're my hero. Seriously. You are actually mind-blowingly cool. No sarcasm, I'm being honest. If you actually take the time to create a blog, write some BS in it and drop me a line, that's shit-funny. But, despite being my hero, you BADLY need to get a grasp on what is and isn't joking material, and look into some other hobbies. We're not all that sure your current ones are so healthy. =^____^=;;;;

Q.) That was a long side-note.
A.) That's not a question, either. ='_____'=;;;;

Q.) You joke about a lot of things. Is DID something that you really should be joking about?
A.) Aww, heck all if I know! XD; Far as I'm concerned, there's rarely a bad time for humor. =^__~=

Q.) So.... are you going to shut up now? Like, are we done?
A.) Whoo! That IS a question! =^o^= And yeah, we are done. *grins* See you next time!

Q.) Oh, hell....
A.) ='_____'=;;;;;;;;